Ukraine drops NATO goal as Trump envoy sees progress in peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy resumed talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys in Berlin on Monday—after the U.S. side said a "lot of progress" had been made on ending Europe's dea...

M23 captures hundreds of Burundi soldiers in latest Congo offensive, group says

Last week M23 entered the strategic town of Uvira near the border with Burundi—less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washi...

“Hero” who disarmed Bondi gunman recovers in hospital as donations pour in

Donations for a Sydney man who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach have surged past $744,000 (A$1.1 million)—as he recovers in hospital after surg...

Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia despite US ceasefire claim

Thailand's leader vowed to keep fighting on the disputed border with Cambodia as fighter jets struck targets—hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a new ceasefire. Tap for th...

Syria arrests five suspects over shooting of US, Syrian troops in Palmyra

The Syrian Interior Ministry described the slain shooter as a member of the Syrian security forces—suspected of sympathizing with ISIS. Tap for the full brief.

US admiral leading US troops in Latin America steps down

The admiral in charge of U.S. military forces in Latin America retired two years early on Friday—amid a military buildup around Venezuela, including the seizure of an oil tanker and over 20 deadly ...

Ukraine hits two Russian ships carrying arms in Caspian Sea in joint SOF-partisan operation

Ukraine's special forces said Friday they had conducted an operation alongside what they described as a local resistance movement to hit two Russian ships transporting weapons and military equipmen...

Ivory Coast pushes for US spy planes to counter al Qaeda-linked jihadis in Sahel

The October kidnapping of an American pilot working for a missionary group in Niger showed a lack of U.S. intelligence in the region. Tap for the full brief.

US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast, sources say

The U.S. has assembled a target list of tankers for possible seizure, according to one person familiar with the matter. Tap for the full brief.

Ukraine says it retakes parts of Kupiansk, encircling Russian troops

Ukrainian forces have retaken parts of the northeastern town of Kupiansk and several villages around it—in an operation that encircled Russian troops, a Ukrainian military commander said Friday. Ta...

Troop deployments to US cities have cost over $340M, senator says

Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, herself a combat veteran, said the deployments had so far cost $341.3 million—and that did not include the cost of the thousands of other troops deployed along ...

At least 30 killed in Myanmar after junta airstrike hits hospital

At least 30 people were killed, including patients—after an airstrike by the country's ruling junta hit a hospital in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, according to three sources. Tap for the full b...

M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks

The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said—as Kinshasa warned that the Rwanda-backed advance could...

Ukraine disables “shadow fleet” vessel with sea drones in Black Sea

The attack is the third sea drone strike in two weeks on vessels part of Russia's "shadow fleet”—unregulated ships Kyiv says are helping Moscow export oil and fund its war in Ukraine despite Wester...

US House backs record $901B military spending bill, Senate next

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill authorizing a record $901 billion in annual military spending—paving the way for the must-pass measure to become law for a 65th straig...